The Weeknd Shares “Can’t Feel My Face”

Today's big Apple Music announcement was closed out by the Weeknd performing his surprising new single, “Can’t Feel My Face”. It’s surprising because it strips all of the dread out of Abel Tesfaye’s music. Unlike with his most recent single, “The Hills”, Tesfaye doesn’t sound haunted and exhausted by the events of House of Balloons and Kiss Land. It looks like he has let all of that go and embraces his inner Michael Jackson. He wouldn’t be the first oppressively serious musician to dance the pain away.